Thread: New tools

A couple more pics.
Tomorrow i pick up the 3rd and final workbench. This one.
The first pic is a view from the back of the workbench. The second pic is from the front. The top on this bench is some form of stone composite. I feel it might be to brittle. I would not like to do any hammering on this top. We seldom used this bench except for a buffer on the right end and other non-violent stuff!
I will probably replace the top with some 2x8 boards and a sheet of hardboard.


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As anyone can see there is nothing fancy. Just practical, well made equipment that gets the job done.
Doc was an old farm boy. He could scrounge stuff almost as well as my Mother!

Quite an honor you are doing for your mentor. I'm sure he is happy knowing that his tools are being well cared for and used as they were intended. Hopefully, in periods of lucidity a 100 year old man can smile about that.

Adam

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Well, the big workbench was moved today. The top was a bit heavy but we managed to get it onto the truck. I will get some pics tomorrow and post them here.
No work tomorrow, I am absolutely wore out!

Spent the evening teaching my 11 yr old neighbor how to use files to sharpen a hatchet. He loved it.
( it was really interesting since I had never done it before. )

I took it easy today.
Finished cleaning 50 more files.
Also finished cleaning the drill bits. Now I need to learn how to resharpen the drill bits. Thankfully there are some very good videos on that subject on Youtube.
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Speaking of resharpening ..... I called and spoke with www.boggstool.com about resharpening some of the files.
Much to my surprise they resharpen Coarse, bastard, 2nd cut, smooth files in either single cut or double cut!
Flat, round, half round, triangle, square they can handle those. I will be sending them my big square files for sure plus some others that need some TLC.

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I had no idea that you could resharpen a file. Good to know.
I find small drill bits very difficult to res Harper by hand and find them to be the perfect use for a drill doctor. They do a nice job and are very easy to use. Bigger drill bits I can do by hand but I’m not nearly as slick at as Charlie is. I guess his work background gave him lots of practice. Like many things, if you are not good at it you need more practice.

Nice pile of files, Randy! Seems I read somewhere that some sort of acid would make them cut again?
All of mine are pretty 'weak'!

Nothing like a file which really cuts!

Originally Posted by RezDog

I had no idea that you could resharpen a file. Good to know.
I find small drill bits very difficult to res Harper by hand and find them to be the perfect use for a drill doctor. They do a nice job and are very easy to use. Bigger drill bits I can do by hand but I’m not nearly as slick at as Charlie is. I guess his work background gave him lots of practice. Like many things, if you are not good at it you need more practice.

I was taught to sharpen bits by hand and can do allright at times still...Drill doctors rock.
Borrowed my landlord's and sat before it a LONG time! I still don't have one. Need one!